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Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 May 2014 Journée de l’Europe
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 May 2014 New ETUCE Webpage on TTIP
ETUCE launched a new webpage where you can find information on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. What is the TTIP?, What does it cover?, Will Education be covered? Find all the answers to these questions here.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 March 2014 European teachers and students raise concerns with US-EU trade partnership
Negotiators from the European Union and the United States met in Brussels on 10-14 March to continue the controversial talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 14 March 2014 European teachers and students raise concerns with US-EU trade partnership
Organisations representing teachers and students from across Europe are expressing concern about the potential impact of a proposed EU-US free trade deal. Negotiators from the European Union and the United States met in Brussels this week to continue controversial talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The goal...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 February 2014 TTIP entering "heart of negotiations"
On 17-18 February, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and United States Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman met for a political stocktaking exercise in Washington, D.C. on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 December 2013 EI: Education is not a tradable commodity
EI has joined the international trade union movement in criticizing a new agreement on global trade rules that is unbalanced and threatens to put new pressures on public services like health care and education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 August 2013 TISA, a threat to free quality public education
EI has sent out a briefing note on the Trade in International Services Agreement (TISA) to its affiliates, informing them about these trade negotiations that threaten to liberalise public services like healthcare and education.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2013 Negotiations begin on new services deal
Trade talks aimed at developing a new global services pact have begun following an agreement on a negotiating framework earlier this year.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2013 Brazilian ambassador to take WTO helm
Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have formally appointed Brazil’s Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo as the group’s next director general, capping a six-month leadership contest.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2013 EU ministers seek cultural protections in talks with U.S.
A group of 14 cultural ministers of the European Union are demanding that audio-visual services be excluded as a “cultural exemption” from planned free trade talks with the United States.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 June 2013 EI urges support for the treaty on access to printed materials for the visually impaired
EI has called on the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to conclude a new treaty allowing those with visual disabilities to have better access to print materials.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 February 2013 Canada: Teachers’ guide to copyright released
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, has released the third edition of ‘Copyright Matters! Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers’. The publication takes into account key changes that have occurred in the area of copyright since the previous edition, published in 2005.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2012 Concerns raised over TPP proposals on copyright
A number of groups are warning that a potential new trade deal could force countries across the Pacific region to impose new restrictions on copyright.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2012 Europe and the United States eye free trade pact
The European Union and the United States are set to launch talks early next year that officials say will create a trading bloc representing about half of the world’s economic output and nearly a third of global trade.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2012 Negotiators press ahead with new services liberalisation agreement
With World Trade Organisation negotiations stuck in neutral, a group of key WTO countries has launched a separate set of talks aimed at creating an International Services Agreement (ISA).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2012 Negotiators press ahead with new services liberalisation agreement
With World Trade Organisation negotiations stuck in neutral, a group of key WTO countries has launched a separate set of talks aimed at creating an International Services Agreement (ISA).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 December 2012 Negotiators press ahead with new services liberalisation agreement
With World Trade Organisation negotiations stuck in neutral, a group of key WTO countries has launched a separate set of talks aimed at creating an International Services Agreement (ISA).
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 18 July 2012 UK: Unions condemn plans to open more free schools
The two largest of EI’s national affiliates in the UK, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), have strongly reacted against Downing Street's plans to open a further 100 free schools in England from next year onwards.
UK: Unions condemn plans to open more free schools